Anna Nagurney
@annanagurney.bsky.social
Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies and Director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks, UMass Amherst, plus Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Kyiv School of Economics. My first language is Ukrainian. I like to write books. I love OR.
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Anna Nagurney Honored with 2025 INFORMS President’s Award
INFORMS has named Anna Nagurney, the Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as the recipient of the 2025 INFORMS President’s Award.
www.informs.org
I am deeply honored and very grateful for this truly special recognition from @informs.bsky.social www.informs.org/News-Room/IN... I received the good news via a phone call from the #INFORMS President David Hunt. Thanks to all my students, collaborators, supporters, mentors, family and friends.
Thanks to @umassamherst.bsky.social Daily Collegian, for providing an update on the Olympia Drive fire. The article even quotes one of our OIM majors from the @isenbergumass.bsky.social who was in his apt. when the fire broke out dailycollegian.com/2025/11/olym... The 73 apartment complex is rubble.
Olympia Place demolished after devastating fire
Three-alarm fire renders Olympia Place, an off-campus housing complex at UMass, uninhabitable, displacing over 220 UMass students.
dailycollegian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thanks to @umassamherst.bsky.social Daily Collegian, for providing an update on the Olympia Drive fire. The article even quotes one of our OIM majors from the @isenbergumass.bsky.social who was in his apt. when the fire broke out dailycollegian.com/2025/11/olym... The 73 apartment complex is rubble.
Update from @townofamherst.bsky.social on Olympia Drive fire that started on Fri night with some heroic first responders still at the scene amherstma.gov/CivicAlerts.... Amherst has rescinded the state of emergency. It's now raining. We've donated to support displaced students. Some pets perished.
Town Manager Rescinds State of Emergency
Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman rescinded the State of Emergency for the Town of Amherst at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 9th. Residents may resume regular water use as the Town’s water reserves h...
amherstma.gov
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Update from @townofamherst.bsky.social on Olympia Drive fire that started on Fri night with some heroic first responders still at the scene amherstma.gov/CivicAlerts.... Amherst has rescinded the state of emergency. It's now raining. We've donated to support displaced students. Some pets perished.
After an intense week I needed some pure escapism, which a visit to Russo's Italian bakery fulfilled. Sending images of some sweetness your way. We settled on a few delicious cookies but will be back to sample the Dubai chocolate pistachio cake. I was so enchanted by it I forgot to photograph it.
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
After an intense week I needed some pure escapism, which a visit to Russo's Italian bakery fulfilled. Sending images of some sweetness your way. We settled on a few delicious cookies but will be back to sample the Dubai chocolate pistachio cake. I was so enchanted by it I forgot to photograph it.
The affected @umassamherst.bsky.social students need our support.
State of Emergency @townofamherst.bsky.social www.amherstma.gov/CivicAlerts....
Town Manager Declares State of Emergency
Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman declared a State of Emergency due to the ongoing fires on Olympia Drive. Residents are urged to stop all non-essential water use to help conserve water for firefigh...
www.amherstma.gov
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The affected @umassamherst.bsky.social students need our support.
Thanks to Ava Fernandez for helping to organize this drive for the 230 @umassamherst.bsky.social students displaced by the Olympia Drive fire, who've lost everything. I found the announcement on X, formerly Twitter & thought it important to share here. @hawkeceprof.bsky.social & I will be donating.
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Thanks to Ava Fernandez for helping to organize this drive for the 230 @umassamherst.bsky.social students displaced by the Olympia Drive fire, who've lost everything. I found the announcement on X, formerly Twitter & thought it important to share here. @hawkeceprof.bsky.social & I will be donating.
Our @townofamherst.bsky.social has declared a state of emergency. We'll be donating to support the 230 students displaced because of the fire. Thanks to the EMTs, firefighters from all the towns, and the police in this battle. @umassamherst.bsky.social is providing support in this disaster scenario.
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Our @townofamherst.bsky.social has declared a state of emergency. We'll be donating to support the 230 students displaced because of the fire. Thanks to the EMTs, firefighters from all the towns, and the police in this battle. @umassamherst.bsky.social is providing support in this disaster scenario.
Tough night with a big fire in an apartment complex close to us in @townofamherst.bsky.social that displaced 230 students. We heard the explosions and did smell a lot of smoke. @umassamherst.bsky.social is assisting in multiple ways www.masslive.com/news/2025/11...
UMass Amherst mobilizes support after fire displaces 230 from Olympia Place
UMass Amherst is providing free dining, housing aid and an emergency resource center for the 230 residents displaced by the fire.
www.masslive.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Tough night with a big fire in an apartment complex close to us in @townofamherst.bsky.social that displaced 230 students. We heard the explosions and did smell a lot of smoke. @umassamherst.bsky.social is assisting in multiple ways www.masslive.com/news/2025/11...
Moving article by @nathangreenfield1.bsky.social on his experiences teaching students at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) during wartime www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: In times of war, school reminds us we are still human
Teaching students in Ukraine, I’ve learned an important truth about education, one obscured by today’s endless budgetary and ideological battles
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Moving article by @nathangreenfield1.bsky.social on his experiences teaching students at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) during wartime www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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⚡️Drone attack sparks fires in Kyiv, Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Russia launched yet another wide-ranging attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8, using a combination of drones and missiles to strike targets across the country.
Russia launched yet another wide-ranging attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8, using a combination of drones and missiles to strike targets across the country.
Drone attack sparks fires in Kyiv, Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
Russia launched yet another wide-ranging attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8, using a combination of drone and missiles to strike targets across the country.
kyivindependent.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
⚡️Drone attack sparks fires in Kyiv, Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Russia launched yet another wide-ranging attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8, using a combination of drones and missiles to strike targets across the country.
Russia launched yet another wide-ranging attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Nov. 8, using a combination of drones and missiles to strike targets across the country.
Congratulations!
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Congratulations!
This is not right and definitely not safe - pay the federal workers www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/t...
Odd Jobs and DoorDash: How Air Traffic Controllers Are Surviving
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is not right and definitely not safe - pay the federal workers www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/t...
Front pages of today's @nytimes.com and the @wsj.com delivered to our door. The latter got a big wet because of the rain in @townofamherst.bsky.social which is alleviating the drought.
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Front pages of today's @nytimes.com and the @wsj.com delivered to our door. The latter got a big wet because of the rain in @townofamherst.bsky.social which is alleviating the drought.
Today the @umassinforms.bsky.social Student Chapter held a celebration at @isenbergumass.bsky.social. We are so honored and grateful that the Chapter was recognized by @informs.bsky.social with the Cum Laude Award recently at the Atlanta conference and that I received the President's Award. #orms
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Today the @umassinforms.bsky.social Student Chapter held a celebration at @isenbergumass.bsky.social. We are so honored and grateful that the Chapter was recognized by @informs.bsky.social with the Cum Laude Award recently at the Atlanta conference and that I received the President's Award. #orms
Grateful to all the journal Editors and paper reviewers that uphold high scientific standards. #researchmatters
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Grateful to all the journal Editors and paper reviewers that uphold high scientific standards. #researchmatters
Reposted by Anna Nagurney
Airlines across the U.S. have canceled more than 1,000 flights to comply with a shutdown-related FAA directive to reduce traffic at 40 airports.
Those disruptions will likely grow ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel season.
Those disruptions will likely grow ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel season.
Travelers brace for turmoil as flight cuts kick in at major U.S. airports
Airlines have canceled more than 1,000 flights to comply with a shutdown-related FAA directive to reduce traffic at 40 airports, including Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Airlines across the U.S. have canceled more than 1,000 flights to comply with a shutdown-related FAA directive to reduce traffic at 40 airports.
Those disruptions will likely grow ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel season.
Those disruptions will likely grow ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel season.
Thanks @scottcacciola.bsky.social for the article on John Irving, the novelist, who is 83, in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s... Quotes therein: "It's like a scientist who continues to do experiments,"... "John is still experimenting, still growing, still trying to figure out the craft."
The World According to John Irving
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Thanks @scottcacciola.bsky.social for the article on John Irving, the novelist, who is 83, in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s... Quotes therein: "It's like a scientist who continues to do experiments,"... "John is still experimenting, still growing, still trying to figure out the craft."
We were discussing this in my Transportation and Logistics class @isenbergumass.bsky.social #Airtraffic #Controllers are essential workers and all federal employees deserve to be paid www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
FAA orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on
The Trump administration says the move, which will affect dozens of markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We were discussing this in my Transportation and Logistics class @isenbergumass.bsky.social #Airtraffic #Controllers are essential workers and all federal employees deserve to be paid www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
Reposted by Anna Nagurney
UPS:
Nov. 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
We are terribly saddened by the accident tonight in Louisville. Our heartfelt thoughts are with everyone involved. UPS is committed to the safety of our employees, our customers and the communities we serve. This is particularly […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
Nov. 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
We are terribly saddened by the accident tonight in Louisville. Our heartfelt thoughts are with everyone involved. UPS is committed to the safety of our employees, our customers and the communities we serve. This is particularly […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
UPS:
Nov. 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
We are terribly saddened by the accident tonight in Louisville. Our heartfelt thoughts are with everyone involved. UPS is committed to the safety of our employees, our customers and the communities we serve. This is particularly […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
Nov. 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
We are terribly saddened by the accident tonight in Louisville. Our heartfelt thoughts are with everyone involved. UPS is committed to the safety of our employees, our customers and the communities we serve. This is particularly […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
Reposted by Anna Nagurney
“Soybeans sit in storage, farm bankruptcies are rising, and total farm debt continues to climb. By nearly every measure, American farmers are struggling.”
US farmers face $44 billion in losses as costs rise and markets shrink
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By:Juan Vassallo-Soybeans sit in storage, farm bankruptci
northplattepost.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“Soybeans sit in storage, farm bankruptcies are rising, and total farm debt continues to climb. By nearly every measure, American farmers are struggling.”
I heard back from colleagues at the University of Louisville and they are "OK" but schools are closed. It looks as though their university, however, is open. www.usatoday.com/story/travel... And they were at the airport before & after the @informs.bsky.social conference in Atlanta.
Deadly UPS plane crash sparks airport shutdown and travel disruptions
A deadly UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport triggered a temporary airfield shutdown, and could lead to delays.
www.usatoday.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I heard back from colleagues at the University of Louisville and they are "OK" but schools are closed. It looks as though their university, however, is open. www.usatoday.com/story/travel... And they were at the airport before & after the @informs.bsky.social conference in Atlanta.
Reposted by Anna Nagurney
On top of refusing to reopen the government while withholding SNAP funding, this regime has cancelled USDA's annual hunger report.
They can try to erase the data that proves their cruelty, but they can’t erase the pain of MILLIONS of hungry Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
They can try to erase the data that proves their cruelty, but they can’t erase the pain of MILLIONS of hungry Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Trump ends annual report on U.S. hunger amid rising food insecurity
The Trump administration is ending a decades-long report on U.S. hunger, calling it “politicized.” Last year, the USDA report warned of rising food insecurity.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On top of refusing to reopen the government while withholding SNAP funding, this regime has cancelled USDA's annual hunger report.
They can try to erase the data that proves their cruelty, but they can’t erase the pain of MILLIONS of hungry Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
They can try to erase the data that proves their cruelty, but they can’t erase the pain of MILLIONS of hungry Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Very scary to see this. I spoke at the U. of Louisville last spring and saw some colleagues from there and PhD students at the recent @informs.bsky.social conference in Atlanta. I have emailed friends there www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Injuries Reported After UPS Plane Crashes in Louisville, Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Very scary to see this. I spoke at the U. of Louisville last spring and saw some colleagues from there and PhD students at the recent @informs.bsky.social conference in Atlanta. I have emailed friends there www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Will be reading @economist.com tonight. Looking forward to results on multiple elections.
November 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Will be reading @economist.com tonight. Looking forward to results on multiple elections.
Really nice that, within the past 36 hours, I have heard back from 2 of my favorite journals, that papers with a PhD student have both gotten R&Rs - one a major one and one a minor one. For the non-academics out there, R&R stands for Revise & Resubmit and not Rest & Recreation.
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Really nice that, within the past 36 hours, I have heard back from 2 of my favorite journals, that papers with a PhD student have both gotten R&Rs - one a major one and one a minor one. For the non-academics out there, R&R stands for Revise & Resubmit and not Rest & Recreation.